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Condor Airlines Spreads Its Wings Across The U.S. This Summer; Introduces New, Non-Stop Frankfurt Flights from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco

Source: Condor New York (JFK) five times a week begins May 6 Portland (PDX) three times a week begins May 13 San Francisco (SFO) three times a week begins May 19 Phoenix (PHX) three times a week begins May 21 Boston (BOS) three times a week begins May 23 Los Angeles (LAX) three times a week begins May 24 Minneapolis (MSP) three times a week begins May 27 Baltimore/Washington, DC (BWI) three times a week begins June 4 Condor Airlines, Germany's leading leisure airline, who has been serving the North American market since the 1970’s with seasonal summer service, has announced new, non-stop Frankfurt (FRA) routes from New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO). This is in addition to Condor’s return to Portland (PDX), Boston (BOS), Phoenix (PHX), Minneapolis (MSP) and Baltimore/Washington, D.C. [...]

2022-04-13T18:07:48+03:00April 13th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

American Airlines expands seasonal Athens flying, exceeding pre-pandemic level this summer

Source: American Airlines Flights from JFK will operate with Boeing 777-200, from ORD with Boeing 787-9 and from PHL with Boeing 787-8, providing an 80% growth in the airline’s ATH operations when compared to 2019, and 47% when compared to 2021 American Airlines is adding more travel options between the United States and Greece, launching on May 6 its seasonal flight between Athens (ATH) and New York (JFK). This daily route will complement the airline’s daily service to Chicago (ORD) and Philadelphia (PHL), which resumed yesterday. Flights from JFK will operate with Boeing 777-200, from ORD with Boeing 787-9 and from PHL with Boeing 787-8, providing an 80% growth in the airline’s ATH operations when compared to 2019, and 47% [...]

2022-04-13T17:52:04+03:00April 13th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Eurowings is ready for the Easter holidays; The Canary Islands, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona among top destinations

Source: Eurowings Germany's No. 1 holiday airline comprehensively prepared for the first major travel wave of the year Eurowings expects more than 160,000 passengers on the first holiday weekend Top holiday destinations include the Canary Islands, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona In many German federal states, including Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, the Easter holidays begin on 8 April. For many thousands of people, the first holiday flight after more than two years of pandemic is just around the corner. In order to ensure a smooth start to the holidays for its passengers, Eurowings, together with airports, ground service providers and air traffic control, has prepared extensively for the first major wave of travel of the year and taken precautions to [...]

2022-04-14T13:11:49+03:00April 13th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

OMV supplies Austrian Airlines with sustainable aviation fuel under the partnership agreement

Source: Austrian Cooperation between Austrian Airlines and OMV, both committed to sustainable goals, further strengthens Austria as an innovation hub Since March 2022, OMV is supplying Austrian Airlines with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a partnership agreement SAF is produced from regional biogenic raw materials at OMV’s Schwechat refinery The airline flies to over half a dozen destinations in North America and the Caribbean from Vienna Innovation and future-oriented technologies are essential to meet climate and greenhouse-gas emissions targets. The aviation industry plays an important role in this as the industry accounts for 2.8% of total CO2 emissions worldwide. The aviation industry needs to decarbonize to meet its target of carbon neutrality by 2050. One of the most important levers is [...]

2022-04-13T09:36:48+03:00April 13th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

KF Aerospace launches Aeroflyer Passenger Charter Service

Source: Aeroflyer The new charter airline will fly domestic and international passenger programs using a fleet of B737NG aircraft KF Aerospace is excited to introduce new passenger air charter services for the leisure, tourism and work force transportation markets. Based in Western Canada, Aeroflyer will provide domestic and international charter programs using a fleet of B737NG aircraft. Aeroflyer is a new enterprise from KF Aerospace, Canada’s largest commercial aircraft maintenance provider and an air operator with nearly 50 years of flying experience in passenger and cargo charters. The Aeroflyer Charter Operations Team brings an additional 40 years of expertise with charter aviation programs, offering customers objectivity, product knowledge and value. The Aeroflyer fleet of B737NG aircraft provides narrow-body capability with [...]

2022-04-12T22:22:03+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Flying Blue unveils its new Family Service

Source: Air France "Flying Blue Family" can group up to 8 relatives, with a maximum of 2 adults and 6 children. This service is now available on members' online profiles on the Air France and KLM websites. Flying Blue, the Air France-KLM Group's frequent flyer programme, presents "Flying Blue Family". With this new online free of charge service, any Flying Blue member over 18 years old can now create a "Flying Blue Family" and invite up to 7 other members. The leader of the Flying Blue Family can transfer Miles from the other members' accounts to his or her own at any time. Miles shared in this way provide faster access to the programme's rewards and offers, so everyone benefits! [...]

2022-04-12T17:59:31+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

Delta contributes more than $1M to Ukraine relief, opens giving channels for customers

Source: Delta Air Lines The current needs are tremendous, with the most critical including water delivery, support to health facilities and medical care for families wounded, according to the American Red Cross, which is Delta's longest-standing nonprofit partner Delta Air Lines has contributed $1 million to the American Red Cross and Global Red Cross Movement in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine, which are delivering needed supplies, first aid training, evacuation assistance and more. Now through July 31, 2022, SkyMiles Members can join Delta in supporting people affected by the Ukraine crisis by donating miles to the American Red Cross. Delta will convert all donated miles into dollars to help provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the Ukraine crisis. [...]

2022-04-12T18:06:03+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|

ALTA welcomes a new airline: Sky High Dominicana

Source: ALTA The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome a new airline as a full member: Sky High Dominicana. Sky High Aviation Services Dominicana, S.A. is a passenger carrier based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic operating scheduled flights to Aruba (2 weekly flights), Bonaire (1 weekly flight), Curaçao (2 weekly flights), Anguilla (1 weekly flight), Antigua (1 weekly flight), St. Maarten (4 weekly flights), St. Kitts (1 weekly flight), Martinique (2 weekly flights), Guadeloupe (2 weekly flights) and Tortola (2 weekly flights). Founded in March 2011, the carrier began operating air tours within the Dominican Republic and, over the years has expanded its range of operations, becoming the first Dominican carrier to offer scheduled [...]

2022-04-12T17:17:46+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Air France-KLM confirms order for four A350F 

Source: Airbus Over 70% of the A350F's airframe is made of advanced materials resulting in a 30 tonnes lighter take-off weight, which together with  efficient Rolls-Royce engines  generate an advantage of at least 20% lower fuel burn and CO2  over its current closest competitor Air France-KLM has finalised its order with Airbus for four new generation A350F freighters, following the earlier commitment announced in December 2021. The freighters are destined to  increase Air France’s cargo capacity with the most efficient and sustainable cargo aircraft available in the market. The A350F is based on the world's most modern long range leader, the A350. The aircraft will feature a large main deck cargo door and a fuselage length optimised for cargo operations. [...]

2022-04-12T17:46:27+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, MANUFACTURERS, News|

American Airlines and OSU-Tulsa host Girls in Aviation Day

Source: American Airlines American Airlines and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa (OSU) joined together to host the first Girls in Aviation Day this past weekend. Held at American Airlines Hangar 80, located at the airline’s Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Women in Aviation International event focuses on introducing young girls to the exciting field of aviation, educating them on career opportunities and bringing awareness to the many diverse fields within the industry — all areas American is keenly focused on. “American Airlines has so many great opportunities to offer the next generation of aviation professionals,” said Stacey Brown, Director of Aircraft Overhaul at Tulsa. “It’s important we capture these young women early so they can see first-hand the many career opportunities that [...]

2022-04-12T18:12:58+03:00April 12th, 2022|AIRLINES, News|